High-class Spring Joy

Qingyuan felt as if she had been pressed firmly into an abyss, but suddenly she saw a glimmer of light.

She grasped at his robes as if grasping at a straw, looking at Chu Jingxian: "Third Young Master... if you have a way, please help me! I will repay you with my life..."

Before Qingyuan could finish speaking, she saw Chu Jingxian reach out his hand to her.

She thought for a moment that this important person probably wanted to help her, and hesitated for a moment before hesitating to reach out.

Qingyuan quickly got up herself: "Young master, please tell me, whatever you ask me to do, as long as it's not murder or arson, I'm willing to go through fire and water!"

"Don't be nervous. You don't need to go through fire and water, and it's not entirely up to me. It depends more on yourself. You just need to embroider another Buddha image."

Chu Jingxian's voice was clear and calm. Before Qingyuan could speak, he continued, "As for what to embroider, come to Chixia Garden tomorrow. This time, you will definitely be able to outshine Jiang Qingge, and even everyone else."

His voice was so steady, so calm, as if he already knew the outcome.

As if possessed by magic, even though Qingyuan knew her embroidery wasn't exceptionally good, his words gave her a boost of confidence.

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Baiyun Temple.

"Sister... do you really think we'll get away with this? This is the Marquis of Zhenguo's residence. If the old lady finds out, we'll be in deep trouble!"

Jiang Qingyun was unusually flustered. She was usually the most arrogant and domineering person. This was evident from her repeated beatings and scoldings of servants in the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion. The old lady was trying to save face for their Dali Temple Minister's mansion time and time again.

But ever since the incident with the old Marquis's portrait, Jiang Qingyun has been like a cat whose tail has been stepped on. Now, whenever she encounters something similar, she gets so scared that she curls up in fear.

It was after that incident that she realized this was the residence of the Marquis of Zhenguo, not the residence of the Minister of Justice, where they could act with impunity.

Although this incident may not seem as serious as the old Marquis's, the burning of the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion, if not controlled, would not only burn down Qingyuan's room. If the fire spread and burned down the entire mansion, it would be a heinous crime of murder for money and arson!

Jiang Qingyun didn't think that the old lady was a muddle-headed person who would turn a blind eye. Who would allow someone to cause trouble and act wildly on their own turf?

So if it's found that they're involved in this matter, then they've really made a huge mistake.

Jiang Qingge and Jiang Qingyun reacted very differently. Jiang Qingyun finally realized the importance of the matter and was extremely panicked.

Jiang Qingge, on the contrary, remained calm and composed.

Her biggest rival right now is Qing Yuan, who not only wants to compete with her for Chu Jingyu, but also for the Empress Dowager's birthday gift.

The blue kite, naturally, cannot be kept.

She simply didn't intend to eliminate Qingyuan now, as she was too conspicuous and too likely to attract attention, posing too great a risk.

But destroying her embroidered portrait would be as easy as turning one's hand.

Since Qingyuan's embroidered portrait was gone, and the others were incomparable to her Buddha statue, Princess Jing'an could only present her Buddha statue instead.

Given the Empress Dowager's affection for Princess Jing'an, even if she didn't particularly like the Buddha image embroidered by Jiang Qingge, she would still happily accept it and certainly bestow a reward upon her.

At that time, wouldn't it be a natural progression for her to ask for a marriage decree?

That was a marriage bestowed by the Empress Dowager!

Jiang Qingge remained calm, as if she had already anticipated this, and poured a cup of tea for Jiang Qingyun: "Then tell me, what if Baiyun Courtyard also catches fire?"

Before Jiang Qingyun could react, she heard shouts from outside the door from the servants and maids:

"Oh no! Oh no! Baiyun Courtyard is on fire!! The Guest Courtyard is on fire!!"

"Help! There's a fire!"

The commotion and chaos outside erupted in an instant, and Jiang Qingyun stared wide-eyed to see that there really was a fire at the door!

"Sister! How could this be..."

Jiang Qingyun barely managed to react, wondering what was going on, when Jiang Qingge gripped her hand tightly, staring intently at her, warning her word by word:

"Remember, just now, while we were asleep, you were suddenly awakened by the shouts of the servants outside. You braved the flames to find me, but my room was already ablaze! When Jingyu asks, that's how you answered, not a single word could be wrong!"

Even if Jiang Qingyun was slow-witted, he understood the meaning behind Jiang Qingge's words and nodded vigorously.

"Now, hurry out and find Jingyu to come back and save me!"

After saying that, Jiang Qingge pushed Jiang Qingyun out forcefully and closed the door behind her. The next moment, she knocked over the candlestick next to her onto the bed.

In an instant, flames erupted.

"elder sister!!"

Jiang Qingyun's eyes widened, and she shouted, trying to rush in, but Jiang Qingge stopped her: "Go find Jing Yu to save me!"

Jiang Qingyun didn't care about anything else and ran out crying.

-

Today, Qingyuan and Hongdou were placed in an empty maid's room next door.

Qingyuan sat there blankly, her mind filled with the words Chu Jingxian had spoken to her before he left.

He said he had a way to make her embroider far surpass other embroidered portraits, as long as she could concentrate on it.

Qingyuan couldn't figure it out. The last time she embroidered the Medicine Buddha, the one inspired and drawn by the Third Young Master, it still couldn't completely crush him and win.

What kind of design should we create this time to gain an absolute advantage in front of the Emperor, the Princess, and the Empress Dowager?

If you asked Qingyuan to think about it, she would never have been able to come up with it.

Hongdou, who was standing nearby, hurriedly returned with the news, her face full of anxiety. "Sister, Baiyun Courtyard is also on fire! I heard that it was only when the maids of Baiyun Courtyard got up in the middle of the night that they discovered it. The Second Miss Jiang was awakened from her dream and rushed over to find the Eldest Miss Jiang, still in her undergarments. But the fire had already spread to the Eldest Miss Jiang's room. The Second Miss Jiang rushed out to look for someone, but before she even left the room, she bumped into the Fifth Young Master, who was rushing over. It is said that the Eldest Miss Jiang's room was burned particularly badly. When the Fifth Young Master rescued her, her clothes were burned to shreds, and she had fainted from the thick smoke. The physician treated her and gave her medicine, but she still hasn't woken up. The Fifth Young Master is there with her."

Hearing this, Qingyuan no longer needed to listen and sneered, "The fire was exceptionally large, yet it only burned the clothes. Jiang Qingyun and Jiang Qingge's rooms were connected, and the surrounding areas didn't catch fire, but Jiang Qingge's room had an exceptionally large fire. It was such a coincidence that if Jiang Qingge didn't deliberately set the fire to clear her name, then it could only be that God couldn't stand it and struck her down with lightning."

"She did it on purpose. She knew you would definitely tell the Fifth Young Master your suspicions, so rather than wait for him to ask or investigate, she decided to use herself to clear her name. She was afraid her Buddha statue wouldn't be as good as yours!"

Hongdou was furious at Jiang Qingge's actions. "Fifth Young Master wouldn't actually believe that, would he?"